Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack
Personal information
Full name Michael Ballack
Date of birth (1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth Görlitz, East Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1983–1988 BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt
1988–1995 Chemnitzer FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Chemnitzer FC II 18 (5)
1995–1997 Chemnitzer FC 49 (10)
1997–1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 17 (8)
1997–1999 1. FC Kaiserslautern 46 (4)
1999–2002 Bayer Leverkusen 79 (27)
2002–2006 Bayern Munich 107 (44)
2006–2010 Chelsea 105 (17)
2010–2012 Bayer Leverkusen 35 (2)
Total 456 (117)
International career
1996–1998 Germany U21 19 (7)
1999–2010 Germany 98 (42)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2002 Korea/Japan
Third place2006 Germany
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2008 Switzerland/Austria
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2005 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Ballack (born 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, Germany) was a German football player and is the retired captain of the Germany national team. He last played for Chelsea, an English club.

Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. He later turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006–07 he arrived England to join Chelsea.

Ballack attended the World Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, but did not win it with the Germany national football team. He is considered as one of the strongest midfield players to ever play for the German national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chemnitzer FC II 1994–95 Oberliga Nordost Süd 72––––72
1995–96 Oberliga Nordost Süd 113––––113
Total 18500000000185
Chemnitzer FC 1995–96 2. Bundesliga 15010–––160
1996–97 Regionalliga Nordost 341010–––3510
Total 4910200000005110
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1997–98 Bundesliga 16020–––180
1998–99 Bundesliga 304201060–394
Total 46440106000574
Bayer Leverkusen 1999–2000 Bundesliga 233000022–255
2000–01 Bundesliga 277201052–359
2001–02 Bundesliga 29174010166–5023
Total 7927602023100011037
Bayern Munich 2002–03 Bundesliga 2610540071–3815
2003–04 Bundesliga 287321280–4011
2004–05 Bundesliga 2713432292–4220
2005–06 Bundesliga 2614510061–3716
Total 107441710343040015762
Chelsea 2006–07 Premier League 265316010210468
2007–08 Premier League 18720307200309
2008–09 Premier League 2916310100–464
2009–10 Premier League 32441206010455
Total 105171551203342016726
Bayer Leverkusen 2010–11 Bundesliga 17000–32–202
2011–12 Bundesliga 18210–61–253
Total 35210009300455
Career total 43910945151841012120605149
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes DFB-Ligapokal, Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 199930
200090
200196
2002116
200352
2004138
2005117
2006146
200720
2008124
200983
201010
Total9842
Scores and results list ' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.
List of international goals scored by
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 March 2001 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 2–1 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2 June 2001 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6 June 2001 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania  Albania 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 10 November 2001 Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 14 November 2001 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Ukraine 1–0 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 4–0
7 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Saudi Arabia 3–0 8–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
8 21 June 2002 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea  United States 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
9 25 June 2002 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
10 21 August 2002 Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–1 2–2 Friendly
11 7 September 2002 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
12 16 October 2002 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13 10 September 2003 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Scotland 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14 11 October 2003 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany  Iceland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15 31 March 2004 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Belgium 3–0 3–0 Friendly
16 27 May 2004 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany  Malta 1–0 7–0 Friendly
17 2–0
18 5–0
19 6–0
20 23 June 2004 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Czech Republic 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2004
21 16 December 2004 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan  Japan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
22 19 December 2004 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea  South Korea 1–1 1–3 Friendly
23 4 June 2005 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–1 4–1 Friendly
24 3–1
25 15 June 2005 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  Australia 3–2 4–3 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
26 18 June 2005 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Tunisia 1–0 3–0 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
27 25 June 2005 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Brazil 2–2 2–3 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
28 29 June 2005 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Mexico 4–3 4–3 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
29 17 August 2005 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–2 2–2 Friendly
30 22 March 2006 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  United States 4–0 4–1 Friendly
31 2 June 2006 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  Colombia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
32 6 September 2006 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 3–0 13–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
33 7 October 2006 Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany  Georgia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
34 11 October 2006 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
35 15 November 2006 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
36 31 May 2008 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Serbia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
37 16 June 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008
38 19 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Portugal 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008
39 11 October 2008 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Russia 2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
40 28 March 2009 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 1 April 2009 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
42 9 September 2009 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Azerbaijan 1–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich

Chelsea

Germany

Individual

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